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Camilla Chen & Sophia Yu ('29), Apr. 14, 2024
Ms. Joanna Morgan is the Secondary EAL Specialist and an advisory teacher here at AST. She has been teaching here since the beginning of this academic year, but has been teaching for more than 10 years. She has taught many different subjects such as drama, English, the IB program, and many more! Also, she has taught in many different countries such as China, South Korea, England, and now Taiwan. She enjoys challenging herself by visiting countries that she does not know the language of. Furthermore, she is very passionate about teaching and believes that to be a teacher is to be a lifelong learner. She believes that when you decide to be a teacher, you are similar to a student. This is because a student learns and then reflects on it. Similarly, teachers need to keep learning because they need to prepare students for a world that keeps changing, but also, because we are always discovering more about how students learn best and need to keep adapting our teaching practice. This creates a constant cycle of learning, teaching and reflecting. She started teaching because of her belief in the goodness of people and she wanted to be a part of making a difference. Ms. Morgan has been enjoying her time here at AST because of the wonderful people on campus and the mountainous terrain of our school. When she arrived in Taiwan she loved that the people were so compassionate. For instance, when it was her birthday, a kind guard named Mr. Leo gave her a birthday cake! She enjoys multiple things such as writing, reading, playing with her cat and spending time in nature. Interestingly, her dream job as a kid was an interior designer and, jokingly, a tree!